Wikipedia Search Engine

A project that searches through a SQL database consisting of Wikipedia pages as the core dataset.

Features:

• Search through a core dataset of Wikipedia pages
• Retrieve information efficiently from Wikipedia pages stored in the dataset.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or later
• Sqlite3

Installation

1. Clone the project repository:

cd wikipedia-search-engine
git clone https://<URL github repository>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd wikipedia-search-engine

3. Create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

4. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Install the project in editable mode:

pip install -e search_server
pip install -e index_server

Running the Code

1. Start the indexing service:

./bin/index start

2. Run the search server:

flask --app search run --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

3. Open http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser to access the search interface.